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"Oh no you di’nt!" What's going on here?

Asked by wundayatta (58741points) December 17th, 2008

It seems to me that “oh, no, you didn’t” actually means “yes you did.” But then it adds some kind defiance, like you shouldn’t have done it, or I can’t believe you did that, yet coupled with some weird kind of admiration.

Can anyone give me more insight on this phrase? Where did it come from? What does it really mean?

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aaronbeekay's avatar

I’ve always seen “Oh no you di’int” in response to an action the speaker is angry about: it’s a sort of mock-disbelief to emphasize the improper or impolite nature of the action in question.

“I saw Bill checking out your wife the other day—maybe he thinks he can slip one by you.”
“Oh no, he di’int!”

wilson's avatar

I don’t know where this originates, but I have found this http://www.phrases.org.uk/ from which the phrase can be searched.

wundayatta's avatar

I couldn’t find it in the Brit phrase site, but I did find it on the Urban Dictionary‘t.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oh%20no%20you%20didn’t

I’m still looking for people’s understanding of the various nuances of this phrase. When would you use it? Has it been used on you? Why?

They say it comes from the ghetto. I wonder if it got popularized in a movie.

wundayatta's avatar

Here’s an example of dialogue I don’t get:

Shandice) ‘Mhmm suga I just got mama some bangin new lipgloss yall know what im say-en?’

Honey) ‘Mhmm honey that gloss aint poppin m-mm no way no how yall know what i mean girl’

Shandice)‘Oh no you di’ent!’

Honey) ‘M-mm thats righht suga-pie yall wouldnt know style if it slapped yall in that cheap orange pineapple yall call a face n yall know what im talkin bout mmHMmmmm’

From the Urban Dictionary

charliecompany34's avatar

“oh no you didn’t” in this sense simply means “what? the audacity!” usually the result of saying this means it probably needed to happen. it can be an urgency or it can be factual.

PupnTaco's avatar

It’s beyond an affectation, totally overused and grating.

@ daloon: “Oh stewardess – I speak Jive.”

Shandice) ‘Mhmm suga I just got mama some bangin new lipgloss yall know what im say-en?’
Hey, I just bought some new lip gloss. It’s really good.

Honey) ‘Mhmm honey that gloss aint poppin m-mm no way no how yall know what i mean girl’
Really? it doesn’t look so good to me.

Shandice)‘Oh no you di’ent!’
I can’t believe you just said that.

Honey) ‘M-mm thats righht suga-pie yall wouldnt know style if it slapped yall in that cheap orange pineapple yall call a face n yall know what im talkin bout mmHMmmmm’
Yes, I did just say that – and furthermore, you are ugly and have no style.

bythebay's avatar

It is so annoying, precisely why I added it to the phrases to never be used again thread. @PupnTaco, I’m not sure when I’ve laughed that hard…thanks~

Schenectandy's avatar

It came from Maury.

by the way, you are… NOT the father!

adri027's avatar

It came from a ghetto fat black woman in south central somewhere : D

Trustinglife's avatar

It seems to imply incredulity. And sometimes it can be playful – said with a smile.
@Daloon, any particular reason why you asked? Did you hear it today?

And I loved PupnTaco’s breakdown.

MissAnthrope's avatar

Yeah, it’s incredulity, like “You didn’t just go there” or “I can’t believe you just said that.” Personally, I find it hilarious, but that’s just me. ;)

AndreasJ's avatar

It’s a glottal stop

zenele's avatar

It’s like No Way! To which you’d reply Way!

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